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SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 



January. 1922. 



Concerning the C.S.T.A. and Its Branches 



BY THE GENERAL-SECRETARY 



If it were possible for the General Sec- 

 retary to meet each member of the Society 

 individually he would be able to extend 

 his holiday greetings in- t/ie most approved 

 fashion. 'Since that is not possible he 

 wishes to extend them through these col- 

 umns. 



The past six months have been at times 

 very depres.sing, but there has always been 

 the necessary element of optimism to make 

 for progress. The festive season finds us 

 in splendid condition for a full apprecia- 

 tion of all that has been accomplished. 



It is difficult to attribute to any single 

 factor the successful doing of any task. 

 In the ease of the Society, progress has 

 been due to the splendid measure of sup- 

 port rendered by every member, and more 

 particularly by the Secretaries of the 

 various local branclies and the members 

 of the Dominion Executive. "Without 

 that support the Society would now be 

 standing still and might even be moving 

 in the wrong direction. Every member 

 should therefore take personal pride in 

 what has been done, and, by continued 

 support, help to carry his organization 

 rapidly forward. 



There is absolutely nothing to worry 

 about. Membership fees have been mostly 

 paid and those t/iat have not have been 

 assured, so that revenue from that source 

 is safe and steady. The added revenue 

 from circulation and advertising is quite 

 encouraging and will ultimately improve 

 the whole financial situation. What is 

 needed most is the continued personal 

 support of every member. 



Read the editorial pages of this issue 

 carefully, and decide to lend your per- 

 sonal support to the effort now being made 

 to place your official organ on a sound 

 business basis. 



A Merry Christmas, and Prosperity in 

 the New Year! 



BRITISH COLUMBIA BRANCH. 



Forty-two members of the B. C. Branch 

 attended an Autumn meeting w'hich was 

 lield at the University Club, Vancouver, 

 on Friday, November 18th. Mr. J. W. 

 Berry, President of the Fra.ser Valley Milk 

 Producers' As.sociation and the first B. C. 

 lionorary member of tjae society, was 

 among thase present and gave an interest- 

 ing talk. 



President Klinck in giving his talk on 

 "Some Aspects of Agriculture in Europe'' 

 presented a picture of rural England 

 which was most interesting and quite dif- 

 ferent from that usually presented. The 

 typical rural England of fine homes set off 

 by beautiful velvety lawns, first-class stock 

 in the bams and splendid crops in the 

 fields, was not the rural "England of the 

 summer of 1921. This was largely due, he 

 stated, to t;he changes brought about by the 

 seven years of labour shortage and tlie un- 

 usual drought of the past summer. The 

 features of the countrv'--side which im- 

 pressed him most were the unusual sights 

 of neglected hedges and ditches around the 

 farms, neglected country estates, together 

 with other evidences of labor shortage. 

 In many instances the hedges were even on 

 fire and apparently no attempt could be 

 made to save them. Scarcely a green lawn 

 was visible in the cities and towns, and the 

 shrubbery presented a parched appear- 

 ance. "Watering the lawns as we know it 

 in this eountrv' was apparently impossible. 

 Denmark was visited and great interest 

 taken in scientific methods employed in 

 handling agricultural products for export. 

 ])articularly the largely exported product.s 

 of eggs and bacon. A very interesting 

 open air and agricultural museum was vis- 

 ited at Lingby, w^ere whole homestead>: 

 were preserved in order to give correct im- 

 pressions of agricultural conditions to fu- 

 ture generations. Summing up Denmark, 

 he said that the expression "Few have too 

 little and fewer have too much" is particu- 



